[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法華經義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715) › 7.17 # 法華經義記 7.17 法華經義記 7.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.17) 「爾時彼佛受沙彌請」，此下是第三明大通智勝佛受王子請說《法華》，亦有三重者，第一正明大通智勝佛受王子請說《法華》；第二從「說此經已」下，明時眾有感悟不同；第三重言「佛說是經於八千劫未曾休廢」，明于時說法說法經劫數也。 > From "At that time, that Buddha accepted the śrāmaṇeras' request" below is the third, clarifying that the Buddha Mahābhijñājñānābhibhū accepted the princes' request and preached the Lotus Sūtra. There are also three tiers: first, directly clarifying that the Buddha Mahābhijñājñānābhibhū accepted the princes' request and preached the Lotus Sūtra; second, from "having preached this sūtra" below, clarifying that the assembly at that time had different receptive awakenings; third, stating again that "The Buddha preached this sūtra for eight thousand kalpas without ever resting," clarifying the number of kalpas during which the Dharma was preached at that time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.16) - [Next: 7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.18) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715~en-mt.7.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.17) · Pramāṇa